EP2466682A1 - On-board information system with antenna for receiving satellite-based geo-position data - Google Patents

On-board information system with antenna for receiving satellite-based geo-position data Download PDF

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EP2466682A1
EP2466682A1 EP20110191250 EP11191250A EP2466682A1 EP 2466682 A1 EP2466682 A1 EP 2466682A1 EP 20110191250 EP20110191250 EP 20110191250 EP 11191250 A EP11191250 A EP 11191250A EP 2466682 A1 EP2466682 A1 EP 2466682A1
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Jens Peulecke
Torsten Wahler
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C7/00—Details or accessories common to the registering or indicating apparatus of groups G07C3/00 and G07C5/00
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/13—Receivers
    • G01S19/35—Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
    • G01S19/36—Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain relating to the receiver frond end
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
    • H01Q1/325—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle
    • H01Q1/3291—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle mounted in or on other locations inside the vehicle or vehicle body
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/28—Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0421—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element

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  • the present invention relates to an on-board information system having an antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data.
  • On-board information systems in particular tachographs, toll collection devices or so-called universal onboard units, which combine the functions of tachographs and toll collection devices, must meet increasingly stringent technical requirements.
  • the possibilities of tracking the position of a vehicle, for example a truck, by means of a geopositioning system offer a large number of new application possibilities, for example for toll collection, navigation or monitoring of security-relevant goods during transport.
  • the publication EP 1 328 041 A1 discloses, for example, a receiver arranged in a toll calculator for data of the Global Positioning System (GPS).
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • mobile radio signals have a signal strength of between 3 dB and -6 dB, while signals from geoposition satellites on the earth's surface have a signal strength of -140 dB to -160 dB.
  • Due to the weak Geopositionssignale is often even an attachment to an outside of the vehicle, thus a direct view of the antenna on the transmitting satellites, necessary. This is particularly disadvantageous, since in addition to an attachment of the antenna, an additional wired or wireless connection between the antenna and the receiver module accommodated in the housing of the on-board information system must be produced.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to develop an on-board information system with an antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data that avoids the disadvantages mentioned.
  • An on-board information system which is designed to detect at least one vehicle-relevant variable, comprises a housing which can be built into a vehicle interior and a module for processing satellite-based geoposition data, wherein an antenna for receiving the satellite-based geoposition data is arranged on the housing of the onboard information system such that when installed Reception direction is directed to the vehicle interior.
  • the housing of the onboard information system thus comprises a module for processing the received geoposition signals and forms a compact and easy to install unit.
  • the antenna is also integrated as a component necessary for receiving in a compact manner, wherein the receiving direction of the antenna is directed into the vehicle interior for better reception of the Geopositionssignale having only a small signal strength. Otherwise, the direction of reception would be directed into the engine block or another component of a vehicle, which has electrically conductive parts, whereby the reception would be difficult.
  • a solution according to the invention offers the advantage of uniting all required for the reception of satellite-based geopositionsoire components in a housing, so that the resulting unit easily and quickly in vehicles and is removable and in which the antenna for Reception of satellite-based geoposition data no longer needs to be positioned separately at another location of the vehicle.
  • the housing has a diaphragm covering only one side of the housing, the housing having at least one fastening element in the vehicle interior in a region behind the diaphragm.
  • the antenna can be designed as a patch antenna, which enables a cost-effective production of the antenna and a space-saving arrangement on the housing. Furthermore, a directional effect, that is to say a preferred receiving direction of the antenna, for example in the direction of the vehicle interior, can be set very well via a patch antenna.
  • a receiving body of the antenna can be placed centrally on a ground plane of the antenna.
  • the performance of an antenna, in particular a patch antenna is positive by a maximum and preferably evenly distributed around the receiving body distributed mass surface, so that even weak Geopositionssignale can still be received by such an arrangement.
  • the ground plane of the antenna advantageously comprises a laminated printed circuit board, wherein the lamination has preferably been performed with copper.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna for receiving geopositionswill on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted.
  • the antenna occupies an exposed position which is similar to that of a non-housing-mounted antenna. and the distance to an electrically conductive part of the housing is increased.
  • a further advantageous embodiment provides that the housing can be installed in a shaft with dimensions according to a standard ISO 7736.
  • the housing corresponds to a standard size for installation in consoles of a vehicle, for example in a radio tray.
  • the housing of the on-board information system is thus easy to install and remove in models from different manufacturers.
  • an electrically conductive part of the housing may be mounted on a side of the antenna facing away from the receiving direction of the antenna. This excludes that the antenna is covered by electrically conductive parts and thereby the reception is deteriorated.
  • the on-board information system may comprise a mobile radio antenna for receiving mobile radio signals and a mobile radio module. As a result, the variability of the on-board information system is further increased, in that data can also be exchanged via mobile radio.
  • an electrically conductive component of the housing of the on-board information system and the radiating surface of the mobile radio antenna can have a distance of at least 50% of an overall height of the mobile radio antenna.
  • the distance of the radiating surface of the mobile radio antenna to an electrically conductive component is at least 100% of the total height of the mobile radio antenna. Due to the distance of at least 50% of the total height of the mobile antenna is ensured that the mobile antenna is still compact with the housing can be built, since the dimensions are kept small, but also a sufficient distance to electrically conductive components of the housing, which is the performance of the mobile antenna influence negatively.
  • the mobile radio antenna and the antenna for receiving satellite-based geopositions data are mounted on opposite sides of the housing.
  • the cellular antenna does not affect the reception of the antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data because the distance between both antenna types is maximum, while the housing still has a compact design and both units are attached thereto.
  • a positioning of the mobile radio antenna and the antenna for receiving satellite-based Geopositionschal is namely not ruled out that the mobile radio antenna the reception of the other antenna disturbs or even completely prevented.
  • an on-board information system with the features mentioned in a vehicle can be used as a tachograph, in particular as a digital tachograph, and / or as a toll collection device, wherein a combination of the features of tachograph and toll collection device is referred to by a universal onboard unit.
  • the tachograph or the toll collection device can for this purpose have a processor, a memory unit and a data bus.
  • the data bus receives signals provided by one or more sensors.
  • the sensors may, for example, be placed in the engine block or on waves of the vehicle and, for example, measure revolutions of the waves.
  • the data received from the data bus are processed by the processor and stored in the memory unit. From there, they can be read out and copied to an external storage unit or output on a display unit of the on-board information system.
  • the module for processing satellite-based geoposition data and the mobile radio module are connected directly to an internal bus of the processor, so that an immediate processing of the received data can take place here.
  • Fig. 1 the housing 1 of a board information system according to the invention is shown in front view, ie the one shown Front side 31 of the housing 1 faces a vehicle interior after installation, that is, accessible to a user, such as the driver.
  • the on-board information system is a digital tachograph in the case shown, but it can also be configured as a conventional tachograph, toll collection device or as a universal onboard unit or comprise such devices.
  • the dimensions of the housing 1 are selected according to a standard ISO 7736 or DIN 75490, so that installation in shafts, such as radio shafts in the instrument panel of a vehicle, is easily possible with a variety of models from different manufacturers.
  • the housing 1 essentially consists of a conductive material, in the present case a metal. Alternatively, the housing 1 may also consist of an electrically non-conductive material.
  • a housing height 33 is 50 mm in the illustrated embodiment.
  • a panel 32 for aesthetic embellishment and protection of the housing 1.
  • the panel 32 is made of a dielectric material.
  • a display element 28 is mounted on the front for displaying one or more detected vehicle-relevant size.
  • the aperture 32 has for this purpose a corresponding recess.
  • Vehicle-relevant variables can z. As speed, current coordinates, temperatures or total distance covered, but also driving and rest times of a driver.
  • controls not shown here for setting various parameters, for example, to change the data acquisition between a first and a second driver, or sockets for receiving various connectors, for example, external storage units, be placed.
  • An antenna 2 for receiving satellite-based geoposition data is arranged on the front side 31.
  • the antenna 2 comprises a receiving body 3 and a ground surface 4, wherein the receiving body 3 is placed centrally on the ground surface 4.
  • the ground surface 4 is attached to the housing 1 via a screw, adhesive or clamp connection.
  • the antenna 2 is a patch antenna with ceramic base body, the ground surface 4 consists of a copper-clad circuit board. Instead of a patch antenna, other types of antenna can be used.
  • the ground surface 4 may also consist of a conductive material without lamination and recesses, for example, for controls such as drawer unlocks have.
  • the receiving body 3 is arranged so that a receiving direction of the antenna 2 is directed in the installed state in the vehicle interior and electrically conductive parts of the housing 1 of this receiving direction of the antenna 2 are arranged opposite.
  • the antenna 2 can have a directivity, that is to say be particularly well suited for reception in one direction.
  • the directivity can be generated by serving as a reflector metal layer which is behind the receiving body 3.
  • the Geopositionsrtz received from the antenna 2 are forwarded to a module for processing the Geopositionshus, which here, however, as well as the connection between the antenna 2 and module, due to the position of these parts in the interior of the housing 1 is not shown.
  • the antenna 2 is not covered and the receiving body 3 has dimensions which correspond to approximately half a wavelength of the signal to be received.
  • the receiving body 3 has a square outer surface and is designed to receive right circularly polarized signals.
  • the receiving body 3 can also be designed to receive linearly polarized waves, in which case the outer surface is rectangular and one side is twice as large long as the other side of the rectangle is.
  • the antenna 2 may receive geo-position data according to the GPS standard and / or one of the standards of other satellite-based navigation systems such as Galileo, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS or QZSS.
  • the ground surface 4 has the largest possible area and is evenly placed around the receiving body 3.
  • the pointing into the vehicle interior surface of the receiving body 3 and the ground surface 4 are arranged parallel to each other.
  • the ground surface 4 has recesses which serve to connect the antenna 2 to the housing 1, for example by screwing, riveting or clamping.
  • the ground surface 4 can also be connected to the housing 1 by an adhesive connection.
  • the complete antenna 2 has a surface which covers between one third and half of the front side 31 of the housing 1 in order to allow the best possible reception of the geoposition signals.
  • a cover 19 is mounted on an upper side 23 of the outer side 7, which is to protect underlying parts against mechanical impairment and produces a flush connection to the outside 7 of the housing 1 by their shape.
  • the cover 19 is made of a dielectric, that is not or only slightly electrically conductive material, in the present case of plastic.
  • the rest of the housing 1 can be protected by a cover against mechanical damage.
  • the cover 19 may also be attached to an underside of the housing 1, not shown here.
  • a tachograph in particular a processor or a programmable microcontroller, a memory unit and a data bus.
  • the data bus receives data from sensors mounted at various points on the vehicle, e.g. B. a Clock mounted on a shaft. This data is processed by the processor and stored in a memory unit. The stored data can be output on the display element 28 or can be transferred to an external memory.
  • the geoposition data processing module is connected directly to a bus of the processor so that data processed by the module is sent for direct further processing.
  • Fig. 2 make one Fig. 1 corresponding view of an on-board information system, however, the antenna 2 is now protected by an antenna cover 5 from mechanical damage.
  • the antenna cover 5 is likewise made of a dielectric, ie, not or only weakly electrically conductive material, in the present case of plastic, and terminates flush with the rest of the housing 1 or may also be part of the diaphragm 32.
  • the antenna cover 5 forms the shape of the antenna 2, that is, at the position of the receiving body 3, the antenna cover 5 projects into the vehicle interior.
  • the antenna cover 5 may also have a flat front without protrusions or depressions.
  • the antenna cover 5 covers the entire surface of the antenna 2, however, has a recess for a control element.
  • the antenna cover 5 is glued to the antenna 2 in the illustrated embodiment, but can also be secured thereto by snap-in connections, a clamp or a screw.
  • Cover 5 and antenna 2 contact each other flat, but it can also be used a cover having a gap to the antenna 2 or individual parts thereof, that is, for example, only connected to the receiving body 3.
  • Fig. 3 is an on-board information system accordingly Fig. 2 shown, however, is the antenna 2, which is also in this Figure is covered by the antenna cover 5, attached to a pull-out of the housing 1 drawer 6.
  • the drawer 6 may be, for example, a printer drawer into which a paper roll for printing the captured vehicle-relevant data is inserted and which can be pulled out, for example, to change the paper roll.
  • the attachment of the antenna 2 to the vehicle interior facing the outside of the drawer 6 has the advantage that the antenna 2 extends in the extended state of the drawer 6 further into the vehicle interior, thus better can receive signals, while maintaining a greater distance from electrically conductive parts of the Has housing 1, which also favors the reception.
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the exact structure of the Fig. 3 already shown drawer 6 shown in front view.
  • the drawer 6 consists of a drawer core 11, on which all other elements are attached and which is retractable in the housing 1.
  • the drawer core 11 may be made of an electrically conductive or dielectric material.
  • a receiving plate 9 is fixed, which can be done by screwing, jamming or gluing.
  • the receiving plate 9 is made of a dielectric material and has a recess for snug receiving a not shown here amplifier of the antenna 2, which is mounted on the back of the ground surface 4.
  • the antenna is the second attached, which in turn can be done by screwing, jamming or gluing.
  • the attachment of the antenna 2 is carried by at least one screw 30 directly to the drawer core 11 by 9 recesses for the screws are included in the ground surface 4 and receiving plate.
  • the antenna 2 is covered by the cover 5.
  • the antenna 2 is connected by an antenna cable 8, in the present case a coaxial cable, to the module located inside the housing 1 for processing satellite-based geoposition data.
  • Antenna 2 receiving plate 9 and the front of the drawer core 11 have substantially the same area, so that the antenna 2 covers the surface of the drawer 6 facing the vehicle interior.
  • the antenna cable 8 is connected to the side facing away from the vehicle interior of the antenna 2 with this and is guided by a receiving plate bushing 10 of the receiving plate 9 and a drawer core passage 12 of the drawer core 11 in the interior of the housing 1.
  • the length of the antenna cable 8 is dimensioned such that the drawer 6 can be opened without tensioning the antenna cable 8.
  • the receiving plate bushing 10 and the drawer core bushing 12 are designed as a slot and have a width which is slightly larger than the diameter of the conducted antenna cable 8, whereby the design as a slot facilitated assembly of the antenna cable 8 is made possible.
  • the receiving plate passage 10 and the drawer core passage 12 are located on the receiving plate 9 and the drawer core 11 at the same positions, but it may also be different positions on both components provided for it.
  • Fig. 5 is the drawer 6 accordingly Fig. 4 shown, but now in a back view.
  • an amplifier 29 is arranged, which amplifies the signals received by the receiving body 3, which is not visible in this illustration, and via the amplifier 29 attached antenna cable 8 forwards.
  • the amplifier 29 is located at the rear of the antenna 2 at the position where the receiving body 3 is located on the front side of the antenna 2, but the amplifier 29 may be at a different position.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a housing 1 of a board information system according to the invention in a perspective rear view, ie, the side of the housing 1 shown is facing away from a vehicle interior after installation or covered by a drive bay.
  • the housing 1 has a recess 13 on an upper side 23 of an outer side 7. This recess 13 was in Fig. 1 covered by the cover 19.
  • the recess 13 serves to receive a mobile radio antenna, which is mounted on one of the antenna 2 opposite side of the housing 1, so that both antennas do not interfere with each other. Since the antenna 2 is to receive much weaker signals for receiving satellite-based geoposition data, it must be attached to an exposed point of the housing and have the largest possible distance to a mobile radio antenna.
  • the mobile radio antenna receives and transmits signals with a much greater signal strength and can therefore interfere with reception of the antenna 2 or completely prevent.
  • the housing 1 has a continuous surface, which is integrally connected to the housing 1.
  • the recess 13 has a bearing surface 27 arranged parallel to an upper side 23 of the housing 1 for a foot of a mobile radio antenna, which is connected to the upper side 23 of the housing 1 by beveled flanks.
  • the recess 13 has beveled edges, on the one hand to ensure a sufficient distance between a mobile radio antenna and the housing 1. On the other hand, space is still provided by the bevelled edges in the interior of the housing 1 for the installation of further modules or components.
  • the flanks are shown in the picture Embodiment at an angle of 45 °, but there are other angles, preferably in the range between 30 ° and 60 ° possible.
  • the recess 13 is located at the edge of the housing 1, however, the recess 13 may also be located centrally in the housing 1.
  • the recess 13 can also be parallelepiped-shaped, that is to say have no beveled flanks or alternatively also have a beveled flank on at least one side and a right-angled flank on at least one other side.
  • a single section of the housing 1 in the form of a hole is included as a recess 13 of the invention, in which case a mobile radio antenna is placed in the resulting recess.
  • the on-board information system also comprises a mobile radio module, which in Fig. 6 is not shown, since it is located in the interior of the housing 1 and is covered by this.
  • the mobile radio module is connected directly to a bus of the processor or of a programmable microcontroller, so that data processed by the mobile radio module are fed directly into the processor for further processing.
  • the recess 13 is excluded from a top 23 of the housing 1, but can also be on a in Fig. 6 not visible underside lie.
  • the surface of the recess 13 is formed as a closed surface, wherein the support surface 27 of a mobile radio antenna has the same dimensions as a foot of a mobile radio antenna, the dimensions may also be larger than an antenna base.
  • a mobile radio antenna is mounted on the side facing away from the vehicle interior after installation, to allow the greatest possible distance to the mounted on the front 31 antenna 2 and on the front 31 to allow the installation of display and control elements, however, the recess 13 for a mobile radio antenna at each position of the housing 1, so also on a side facing the vehicle interior.
  • the recess 13 contains a housing feedthrough 24, by means of which a mobile radio antenna placed in the recess 13 can be connected to components integrated in the interior of the housing 1.
  • the recess 13 has at least one receptacle 25 for connecting the cover 19 to the recess 13.
  • a plurality of receptacles 25 are included for better attachment.
  • the receptacles 25 are designed in the illustrated case for receiving latching tongues of a cover 19, but it can also be provided a screw for fixing the cover 19 to the housing 1.
  • the receptacles 25 have a maximum distance of 50 mm in order to avoid long edges, since these edges act as antennas and thus can interfere with the reception of the mobile radio antenna 17.
  • the housing 1 has, as a fastening element for fixed installation in the vehicle interior at least one threaded bolt 26, which serves to attach the housing 1 to a fastening device of the vehicle interior, for example by screwing the threaded bolt with a nut, or for electrical contact with other components positioned in the vehicle interior.
  • the threaded bolt 26 is mounted in the illustrated embodiment at a portion of the housing 1 behind the aperture 32.
  • a mobile radio antenna 17 is shown in Fig. 7 .
  • the mobile radio antenna 17 is designed as a PIFA antenna, that is to say as a "Planar Inverted F-Shaped Antenna".
  • a radiating surface 14 with a foot 18 is electrically connected by a connecting element 22, which serves as a short-circuit line.
  • Radiant surface 14 and foot 18 are arranged parallel to each other, an overall height 16 results as a distance between an upper surface of the radiating surface 14 and a non-visible bottom of the foot 18.
  • the mobile antenna 17 is made of an electrically conductive material, in particular a metal .
  • the in the recess 13 deployable mobile radio antenna can also be realized in a different design, for example as a patch antenna.
  • the mobile radio antenna 17 As a feed line or for connection to the mobile radio module or other modules that may be placed in the housing 1, the mobile radio antenna 17 comprises a cable 20, in this case a coaxial cable, which is guided by a recess 21 contained in the base 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 becomes.
  • the cable 20 can be soldered, screwed or clamped to the mobile radio antenna 17, in particular to the connecting element 22 or the radiating surface 14.
  • the recess 21 may, as in the case shown, be a hole in the foot 18, but also a recess on an edge of the foot 18.
  • the recess 21 is only slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of the cable 20 and of smaller or equal diameter the housing bushing 24. If the diameter of the bushing 14 is greater than the diameter of the recess 11, for example, an antenna plug can be pushed through to one end of the cable 20.
  • the power of the mobile antenna 17 is increased while the cable 20 almost completely fills the only slightly larger recess 21 and thus no negative effect on the performance takes place, as a not filled by the cable 10 part of the surface of the recess 14 covered by the foot 8 becomes.
  • This design increases the performance of the mobile radio antenna 2, while the cable 10 almost completely fills the only slightly larger recess 11 and thus there is no negative effect on the power.
  • the mobile radio antenna 17 is suitable for receiving various mobile radio signals, for example signals according to the GSM, the GPRS, the UMTS, the CDMA, the LTE or a different standard.
  • the dimensions of the mobile radio antenna 17 are smaller than or equal to the dimensions of the recess 13. This ensures that the mobile antenna 17 does not protrude from the housing 1 and thus installation in the vehicle interior can be made easier.
  • Fig. 8 is the in Fig. 7 shown mobile radio antenna 17 on an outer side 7 of in Fig. 6 shown housing 1 of the onboard information system mounted in the recess 13.
  • the foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 is in this case connected areally to the outer side 7 of the housing 1, so that a ground connection between serving as the ground surface of the mobile antenna 17 feet 18 and a ground surface of the housing 1, which is given by the electrically conductive outer side 7 of the housing 1 , is ensured.
  • the cable 20 is guided through the recess 21 and the housing bushing 24 into the interior of the housing 1.
  • the connection of the mobile antenna 17 can be done by riveting, soldering, screwing or gluing.
  • the dimensions of the mobile radio antenna 17 are smaller or equal to the dimensions of the recess 13.
  • the housing 1 can be installed in a shaft with dimensions according to ISO 7736 or DIN 75490 with integrated mobile antenna 17.
  • the top of the radiating surface 14 is located at the same height as the top 23 of the housing 1 or slightly below the top 23.
  • the radiating surface 14 of the mobile antenna 17 is mounted at a distance 15 from the surface of the recess 13.
  • the distance 15 is in the illustrated case about 100% of the total height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17, so that radiation is not hindered and is the same on both the longitudinal and on the transverse side of the radiating surface 14.
  • the distance 15 should amount to at least 50% of an overall height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17 so as not to impair the power characteristics of the mobile radio antenna 17 too much.
  • the distance 15 does not have to be the same on all sides, if in each case the said minimum distance is not fallen below.
  • a higher variability in the integration of further modules in the interior of the housing 1 is achieved.
  • the foot 18 covers with its surface from the housing bushing 24 in the housing 1, so that the performance of the mobile antenna 17 is not deteriorated by a larger diameter of the housing bushing 24 than the diameter of the recess 21.
  • the radiating surface 14 of the mobile antenna 17 on the one hand does not protrude beyond the dimensions of the housing 1, to ensure easy installation, but on the other hand, a sufficient distance 15th to an electrically conductive part of the housing 1 and a positioning as close as possible to the outside 7 of the housing 1 has.
  • a correspondingly good transmission and reception characteristics of the mobile radio antenna 17 is achieved in a compact design.
  • Fig. 9 is a section through the housing 1 parallel to the back of the housing 1 shown.
  • the cable 20 is connected to the mobile radio antenna 17 and is guided through a recess 21 in the foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 and the housing feedthrough 24 into the interior of the housing 1.
  • the recess 13 has beveled flanks, to ensure a distance 15, which, as already explained, about 100% of the total height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17, between the radiating surface 14 and the housing 1.
  • the foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 is mounted flush with a surface of the recess 13.
  • the dimensions of the foot 18 and the bearing surface of the foot 18 on the recess 13 have substantially the same size. As a result, a good contact can be realized in a small footprint.
  • the mobile radio antenna 17 is protected by a cover 19 from mechanical damage.
  • the cover 19 has locking tongues, which are introduced into the receptacles 25 and engage therein.
  • a reliable connection can be made, wherein the cover 19 can also be easily solved.
  • a fastening of the cover 19 by screws, a magnetic connection, gluing, riveting or other connection mechanisms may be provided.
  • the radiating surface 14 of the mobile radio antenna 17 touches, however, it is also conceivable to allow a gap between the two parts.
  • the cover 19 continues the top 23 of the housing 1 flush, so that a flat surface is formed, but the cover 19 may also be below the top 23 of the housing 1, so that a step or slope between the cover 19 and top 23 is formed. This results in a substantially cuboidal housing 1 with cover 19, which is easy to install and remove.
  • Fig. 10 is from the same perspective as in Fig. 6 the housing 1 of the onboard information system shown.
  • Fig. 10 corresponds to Fig. 1 , where now is a back view.
  • the mobile radio antenna 17 is now hidden under the cover 19.
  • the cover 19 provides a flush connection to the shape of the housing 1, so that even with cover 19, the dimensions are suitable for installation in a shaft according to ISO 7736 or DIN 75490.
  • the distance between the mobile radio antenna 17 and others electrically conductive parts of other built-in devices that can cover the mobile radio antenna 17 eg a radio
  • at least 20 mm in order to receive and transmit signals in sufficient strength.

Abstract

The on-board information system has an antenna (2) that is installed in housing (1), for receiving satellite geo-positional information. A receiving unit (3) is centrally provided on a ground plane (4) of the antenna so that receiving direction of antenna is directed with respect to the interior direction of vehicle. The protection cover (32) is provided for covering the front side portion (31) of the housing. A display element (28) is provided in front side portion of the housing to display the recorded size information of vehicle. An independent claim is included for vehicle.

Description

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Bordinformationssystem mit einer Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten.The present invention relates to an on-board information system having an antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data.

Bordinformationssysteme, insbesondere Tachographen, Mauterfassungsgeräte oder sogenannte Universal Onboard Units, die die Funktionen von Tachographen und Mauterfassungsgeräten kombinieren, müssen immer höhere technische Anforderungen erfüllen. Insbesondere die Möglichkeiten, die Position eines Fahrzeugs, beispielsweise eines Lastkraftwagens, durch ein Geopositionssystem zu verfolgen, bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, beispielsweise zur Mauterfassung, Navigation oder Überwachung sicherheitsrelevanter Güter während eines Transports.On-board information systems, in particular tachographs, toll collection devices or so-called universal onboard units, which combine the functions of tachographs and toll collection devices, must meet increasingly stringent technical requirements. In particular, the possibilities of tracking the position of a vehicle, for example a truck, by means of a geopositioning system offer a large number of new application possibilities, for example for toll collection, navigation or monitoring of security-relevant goods during transport.

Aus dem Stand der Technik sind bereits derartige Vorrichtungen bekannt. Die Druckschrift EP 1 328 041 A1 offenbart beispielsweise einen in einem Mautrechner angeordneten Empfänger für Daten des Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Nachteilig am bisher bekannten Stand der Technik ist jedoch, dass ein Empfängermodul für Geopositionsdaten zwar in ein Gehäuse eines Mauterfassungssystems integriert sein kann, die dazugehörige Antenne jedoch außerhalb des Gehäuses an einer anderen Position des Fahrzeugs angebracht wird. Diese Anbringung in der Nähe einer Scheibe oder außerhalb des Fahrzeuginnenraums ist notwendig, da Signale von Geopositionssatelliten im Vergleich zu Mobilfunksignalen wesentlich schwächer sind. So weisen Mobilfunksignale nach dem GSM-Standard eine Signalstärke von zwischen 3 dB und -6 dB auf, während Signale von Geopositionssatelliten auf der Erdoberfläche eine Signalstärke von -140 dB bis -160 dB aufweisen. Aufgrund der schwachen Geopositionssignale ist oftmals sogar eine Anbringung an einer Außenseite des Fahrzeugs, mithin also eine direkte Sicht der Antenne auf die sendenden Satelliten, notwendig. Dies ist insbesondere nachteilig, da hiermit neben einer Befestigung der Antenne eine zusätzliche drahtgebundene oder drahtlose Verbindung zwischen Antenne und dem im Gehäuse des Bordinformationssystems untergebrachten Empfängermodul hergestellt werden muss.Such devices are already known from the prior art. The publication EP 1 328 041 A1 discloses, for example, a receiver arranged in a toll calculator for data of the Global Positioning System (GPS). A disadvantage of the prior art, however, is that while a receiver module for geoposition data may be integrated in a housing of a toll collection system, the associated antenna is mounted outside the housing at a different position of the vehicle. This mounting near a disk or outside the vehicle interior is necessary because signals from geolocation satellites are much weaker compared to mobile radio signals. Thus, according to the GSM standard, mobile radio signals have a signal strength of between 3 dB and -6 dB, while signals from geoposition satellites on the earth's surface have a signal strength of -140 dB to -160 dB. Due to the weak Geopositionssignale is often even an attachment to an outside of the vehicle, thus a direct view of the antenna on the transmitting satellites, necessary. This is particularly disadvantageous, since in addition to an attachment of the antenna, an additional wired or wireless connection between the antenna and the receiver module accommodated in the housing of the on-board information system must be produced.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt damit die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Bordinformationssystem mit einer Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten zu entwickeln, welches die genannten Nachteile vermeidet.The present invention is therefore based on the object to develop an on-board information system with an antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data that avoids the disadvantages mentioned.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch ein Bordinformationssystem mit den Merkmalen des Hauptanspruchs. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterentwicklungen der Erfindung ergeben sich mit den Merkmalen der Unteransprüche.This object is achieved by an on-board information system having the features of the main claim. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention will become apparent with the features of the subclaims.

Ein erfindungsgemäßes Bordinformationssystem, welches zur Erfassung mindestens einer fahrzeugrelevanten Größe ausgebildet ist, umfasst ein in einen Fahrzeuginnenraum einbaubares Gehäuse und ein Modul zur Verarbeitung satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten, wobei eine Antenne zum Empfang der satellitenbasierten Geopositionsdaten derart am Gehäuse des Bordinformationssystems angeordnet ist, dass im eingebauten Zustand eine Empfangsrichtung zum Fahrzeuginnenraum gerichtet ist.An on-board information system according to the invention, which is designed to detect at least one vehicle-relevant variable, comprises a housing which can be built into a vehicle interior and a module for processing satellite-based geoposition data, wherein an antenna for receiving the satellite-based geoposition data is arranged on the housing of the onboard information system such that when installed Reception direction is directed to the vehicle interior.

Das Gehäuse des Bordinformationssystems umfasst somit ein Modul zur Verarbeitung der empfangenen Geopositionssignale und bildet eine kompakte und leicht einzubauende Einheit. Die Antenne wird auch als zum Empfang notwendiges Bauteil in kompakter Weise integriert, wobei zum besseren Empfang der nur eine geringe Signalstärke aufweisenden Geopositionssignale die Empfangsrichtung der Antenne in den Fahrzeuginnenraum gerichtet ist. Anderenfalls wäre die Empfangsrichtung in den Motorblock oder ein anderes Bauteil eines Fahrzeugs gerichtet, welches elektrisch leitfähige Teile aufweist, wodurch der Empfang erschwert wäre.The housing of the onboard information system thus comprises a module for processing the received geoposition signals and forms a compact and easy to install unit. The antenna is also integrated as a component necessary for receiving in a compact manner, wherein the receiving direction of the antenna is directed into the vehicle interior for better reception of the Geopositionssignale having only a small signal strength. Otherwise, the direction of reception would be directed into the engine block or another component of a vehicle, which has electrically conductive parts, whereby the reception would be difficult.

Gegenüber aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Bordinformationssystemen bietet eine erfindungsgemäße Lösung den Vorteil, sämtliche zum Empfang von satellitenbasierten Geopositionsdaten benötigten Komponenten in einem Gehäuse zu vereinen, sodass die so entstandene Einheit leicht und schnell in Fahrzeuge ein- und ausbaubar ist und bei der die Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten nicht mehr separat an einer anderen Position des Fahrzeugs positioniert werden muss.Compared to known from the prior art on-board information systems, a solution according to the invention offers the advantage of uniting all required for the reception of satellite-based geopositionsdaten components in a housing, so that the resulting unit easily and quickly in vehicles and is removable and in which the antenna for Reception of satellite-based geoposition data no longer needs to be positioned separately at another location of the vehicle.

In vorteilhafter Weise kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Gehäuse eine nur eine Seite des Gehäuses bedeckende Blende aufweist, wobei das Gehäuse in einem Bereich hinter der Blende mindestens ein Befestigungselement für einen festen Einbau im Fahrzeuginnenraum aufweist. Durch das Befestigungselement kann dass Gehäuse somit sicher im Fahrzeuginnenraum angebracht werden, wobei die Seite des Gehäuses, an der die Blende angebracht ist, einem Benutzer des Bordinformationssystems zugänglich sein und in den Fahrzeuginnenraum weisen kann. Die Blende schützt das Gehäuse somit vor mechanischer Beeinträchtigung und erhöht die Ästhetik des Gehäuses.In an advantageous manner, it can be provided that the housing has a diaphragm covering only one side of the housing, the housing having at least one fastening element in the vehicle interior in a region behind the diaphragm. By the fastener that housing can thus be securely mounted in the vehicle interior, the side of the housing to which the panel is attached, be accessible to a user of the onboard information system and can point into the vehicle interior. The bezel thus protects the housing from mechanical damage and increases the aesthetics of the housing.

In einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung kann die Antenne als Patch-Antenne ausgeführt sein, was eine kostengünstige Herstellung der Antenne sowie eine platzsparende Anordnung am Gehäuse ermöglicht. Weiterhin kann über eine Patch-Antenne sehr gut eine Richtwirkung, also eine bevorzugte Empfangsrichtung der Antenne, beispielsweise in Richtung des Fahrzeuginnenraums, eingestellt werden.In an advantageous development, the antenna can be designed as a patch antenna, which enables a cost-effective production of the antenna and a space-saving arrangement on the housing. Furthermore, a directional effect, that is to say a preferred receiving direction of the antenna, for example in the direction of the vehicle interior, can be set very well via a patch antenna.

In besonders vorteilhafter Weise kann ein Empfangskörper der Antenne mittig auf einer Massefläche der Antenne platziert sein. Die Leistung einer Antenne, insbesondere einer Patch-Antenne, wird positiv durch eine möglichst große und vorzugsweise gleichmäßig um den Empfangskörper verteilte Massefläche beeinflusst, sodass durch eine derartige Anordnung auch schwache Geopositionssignale noch empfangen werden können. Weiter kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Massefläche der Antenne in vorteilhafter Weise eine kaschierte Leiterplatte umfasst, wobei die Kaschierung vorzugsweise mit Kupfer vollzogen wurde. Durch das Kaschieren der Leiterplatte wird eine platzsparende und dennoch leitfähige Leiterplatte realisiert, welche einfach an das Gehäuse des Bordinformationssystems angebracht werden kann.In a particularly advantageous manner, a receiving body of the antenna can be placed centrally on a ground plane of the antenna. The performance of an antenna, in particular a patch antenna, is positive by a maximum and preferably evenly distributed around the receiving body distributed mass surface, so that even weak Geopositionssignale can still be received by such an arrangement. It can further be provided that the ground plane of the antenna advantageously comprises a laminated printed circuit board, wherein the lamination has preferably been performed with copper. By laminating the circuit board a space-saving, yet conductive circuit board is realized, which can be easily attached to the housing of the onboard information system.

In besonders vorteilhafter Weise kann die Antenne zum Empfang von Geopositionsdaten an einem in den Fahrzeuginnenraum vorstehenden Teil des Gehäuses angebracht sein. Hierfür bietet sich insbesondere eine ausziehbare Schublade an. Auch wenn kein direkter Empfang von Satellitensignalen möglich sein sollte, kann durch eine Anbringung an einen in den Fahrzeuginnenraum vorstehenden Teil des Gehäuses die Empfangscharakteristik der Antenne verbessert werden, da hierdurch die Antenne eine exponierte Position einnimmt, die der einer nicht am Gehäuse angebrachten Antenne ähnelt, und der Abstand zu einem elektrisch leitfähigen Teil des Gehäuses vergrößert wird.In a particularly advantageous manner, the antenna for receiving geopositionsdaten on a projecting into the vehicle interior part of the housing may be mounted. For this purpose, in particular offers an extendable drawer. Although direct reception of satellite signals should not be possible, attachment to a part of the housing projecting into the vehicle interior can improve the reception characteristic of the antenna, since the antenna occupies an exposed position which is similar to that of a non-housing-mounted antenna. and the distance to an electrically conductive part of the housing is increased.

Eine weitere vorteilhafte Weiterbildung sieht vor, dass das Gehäuse in einen Schacht mit Abmessungen entsprechend einer Norm ISO 7736 einbaubar sein kann. Hierdurch entspricht das Gehäuse einer Normgröße für den Einbau in Konsolen eines Fahrzeugs, beispielsweise in ein Radiofach. Das Gehäuse des Bordinformationssystems ist damit in Modelle verschiedener Hersteller einfach und problemlos ein- und auszubauen.A further advantageous embodiment provides that the housing can be installed in a shaft with dimensions according to a standard ISO 7736. As a result, the housing corresponds to a standard size for installation in consoles of a vehicle, for example in a radio tray. The housing of the on-board information system is thus easy to install and remove in models from different manufacturers.

In vorteilhafter Weise kann ein elektrisch leitfähiger Teil des Gehäuses auf einer der Empfangsrichtung der Antenne abgewandten Seite der Antenne angebracht sein. Somit wird ausgeschlossen, dass die Antenne von elektrisch leitfähigen Teilen überdeckt wird und dadurch der Empfang verschlechtert wird. In besonders vorteilhafter Weise kann das Bordinformationssystem eine Mobilfunkantenne zum Empfang von MobilfunkSignalen und ein Mobilfunk-Modul umfassen. Hierdurch wird die Variabilität des Bordinformationssystems weiter erhöht, indem auch ein Datenaustausch über Mobilfunk stattfinden kann.Advantageously, an electrically conductive part of the housing may be mounted on a side of the antenna facing away from the receiving direction of the antenna. This excludes that the antenna is covered by electrically conductive parts and thereby the reception is deteriorated. In a particularly advantageous manner, the on-board information system may comprise a mobile radio antenna for receiving mobile radio signals and a mobile radio module. As a result, the variability of the on-board information system is further increased, in that data can also be exchanged via mobile radio.

Eine vorteilhafte Weiterbildung sieht vor, dass ein elektrisch leitender Bestandteil des Gehäuses des Bordinformationssystems und die strahlende Fläche der Mobilfunkantenne einen Abstand von mindestens 50 % einer Gesamthöhe der Mobilfunkantenne aufweisen können. In einer besonders vorteilhaften Weiterbildung beträgt der Abstand der strahlenden Fläche der Mobilfunkantenne zu einem elektrisch leitenden Bestandteil mindestens 100 % der Gesamthöhe der Mobilfunkantenne. Durch den Abstand von mindestens 50 % der Gesamthöhe der Mobilfunkantenne ist gewährleistet, dass die Mobilfunkantenne noch kompakt mit dem Gehäuse verbaubar ist, da die Abmessungen klein gehalten werden, aber auch ein ausreichender Abstand zu elektrisch leitenden Bestandteilen des Gehäuses besteht, welche die Leistung der Mobilfunkantenne negativ beeinflussen.An advantageous development provides that an electrically conductive component of the housing of the on-board information system and the radiating surface of the mobile radio antenna can have a distance of at least 50% of an overall height of the mobile radio antenna. In a particularly advantageous development, the distance of the radiating surface of the mobile radio antenna to an electrically conductive component is at least 100% of the total height of the mobile radio antenna. Due to the distance of at least 50% of the total height of the mobile antenna is ensured that the mobile antenna is still compact with the housing can be built, since the dimensions are kept small, but also a sufficient distance to electrically conductive components of the housing, which is the performance of the mobile antenna influence negatively.

Eine vorteilhafte Weiterbildung sieht vor, dass die Mobilfunkantenne und die Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten auf einander gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Gehäuses angebracht sind. Somit beeinflusst die Mobilfunkantenne den Empfang der Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten nicht, da der Abstand zwischen beiden Antennentypen maximal ist, während das Gehäuse immer noch eine kompakte Bauform aufweist und beide Einheiten daran angebracht sind. Bei einer Positionierung der Mobilfunkantenne und der Antenne zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten ist nämlich nicht auszuschließen, dass die Mobilfunkantenne den Empfang der anderen Antenne stört oder sogar ganz unterbindet.An advantageous development provides that the mobile radio antenna and the antenna for receiving satellite-based geopositions data are mounted on opposite sides of the housing. Thus, the cellular antenna does not affect the reception of the antenna for receiving satellite-based geoposition data because the distance between both antenna types is maximum, while the housing still has a compact design and both units are attached thereto. In a positioning of the mobile radio antenna and the antenna for receiving satellite-based Geopositionsdaten is namely not ruled out that the mobile radio antenna the reception of the other antenna disturbs or even completely prevented.

In besonders vorteilhafter Weise kann ein Bordinformationssystem mit den genannten Merkmalen in einem Fahrzeug als Tachograph, insbesondere als digitaler Tachograph, und bzw. oder als Mauterfassungsgerät verwendet werden, wobei bei einer Kombination der Merkmale von Tachograph und Mauterfassungsgerät von einer Universal Onboard Unit gesprochen wird. Hierdurch wird eine technische Erweiterung dieser Geräte erreicht. Der Tachograph bzw. das Mauterfassungsgerät können hierfür einen Prozessor, eine Speichereinheit und einen Datenbus aufweisen. Der Datenbus empfängt Signale, die von einem oder mehreren Sensoren, geliefert werden. Die Sensoren können beispielsweise im Motorblock oder an Wellen des Fahrzeugs platziert sein und beispielsweise Umdrehungen der Wellen messen. Die vom Datenbus empfangenen Daten werden durch den Prozessor verarbeitet und in der Speichereinheit abgelegt. Von dort können sie ausgelesen werden und auf eine externe Speichereinheit kopiert werden bzw. auf einer Anzeigeeinheit des Bordinformationssystems ausgegeben werden. Das Modul zur Verarbeitung satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten und das Mobilfunkmodul sind direkt mit einem internen Bus des Prozessors verbunden, sodass hier eine unmittelbare Verarbeitung der empfangenen Daten erfolgen kann. Fahrzeugrelevante Größen, die von einem Tachographen bzw. Mauterfassungssystem erfasst werden, können z. B. Geschwindigkeit, aktuelle Koordinaten oder Temperaturen sein.In a particularly advantageous manner, an on-board information system with the features mentioned in a vehicle can be used as a tachograph, in particular as a digital tachograph, and / or as a toll collection device, wherein a combination of the features of tachograph and toll collection device is referred to by a universal onboard unit. As a result, a technical extension of these devices is achieved. The tachograph or the toll collection device can for this purpose have a processor, a memory unit and a data bus. The data bus receives signals provided by one or more sensors. The sensors may, for example, be placed in the engine block or on waves of the vehicle and, for example, measure revolutions of the waves. The data received from the data bus are processed by the processor and stored in the memory unit. From there, they can be read out and copied to an external storage unit or output on a display unit of the on-board information system. The module for processing satellite-based geoposition data and the mobile radio module are connected directly to an internal bus of the processor, so that an immediate processing of the received data can take place here. Vehicle-related variables that are detected by a tachograph or toll collection system, z. As speed, current coordinates or temperatures.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und werden nachfolgend anhand der Figuren 1 bis 7 erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische vorderseitige Ansicht eines Gehäuses eines Bordinformationssystems mit einer Antenne,
Fig. 2
eine Fig. 1 entsprechende Darstellung des Gehäuses eines Bordinformationssystems, bei der die Antenne mit einer Abdeckung versehen ist,
Fig. 3
eine Fig. 2 entsprechende Darstellung des Gehäuses eines Bordinformationssystems, bei dem die mit einer Abdeckung versehene Antenne an einer ausgezogenen Schublade angebracht ist,
Fig. 4
eine vorderseitige Explosionszeichnung der Schublade mit Antenne und Abdeckung,
Fig. 5
eine rückseitige Explosionszeichnung der Schublade mit Antenne und Abdeckung,
Fig. 6
eine perspektivische rückseitige Ansicht eines Gehäuses eines Bordinformationssystems mit einer Ausnehmung,
Fig. 7
eine Mobilfunkantenne zur Integration in ein Bordinformationssystem,
Fig. 8
eine Fig. 6 entsprechende Darstellung des Gehäuses des Bordinformationssystems mit integrierter Mobilfunkantenne,
Fig. 9
einen Schnitt durch das Gehäuse parallel zu einer Rückseite des Bordinformationssystems mit integrierter Mobilfunkantenne und
Fig. 10
eine Fig. 6 entsprechende Darstellung des Gehäuses des Bordinformationssystems mit integrierter Mobilfunkantenne sowie Abdeckung für die Mobilfunkantenne.
Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and are described below with reference to the FIGS. 1 to 7 explained. Show it:
Fig. 1
a perspective front view of a housing of an on-board information system with an antenna,
Fig. 2
a Fig. 1 corresponding representation of the housing of an on-board information system, in which the antenna is provided with a cover,
Fig. 3
a Fig. 2 corresponding representation of the housing of an on-board information system, in which the provided with a cover antenna is attached to an extended drawer,
Fig. 4
a front exploded view of the drawer with antenna and cover,
Fig. 5
a rear exploded view of the drawer with antenna and cover,
Fig. 6
a perspective rear view of a housing of an on-board information system with a recess,
Fig. 7
a mobile radio antenna for integration into an on-board information system,
Fig. 8
a Fig. 6 corresponding representation of the housing of the onboard information system with integrated mobile radio antenna,
Fig. 9
a section through the housing parallel to a back of the onboard information system with integrated mobile radio antenna and
Fig. 10
a Fig. 6 corresponding representation of the housing of the onboard information system with integrated mobile radio antenna and cover for the mobile radio antenna.

In Fig. 1 ist das Gehäuse 1 eines erfindungsgemäßen Bordinformationssystems in Vorderansicht gezeigt, d. h. die gezeigte Vorderseite 31 des Gehäuses 1 ist nach einem Einbau einem Fahrzeuginnenraum zugewandt, also einem Benutzer, wie beispielsweise dem Fahrer, zugänglich. Das Bordinformationssystem ist im dargestellten Fall ein digitaler Tachograph, es kann allerdings auch als konventioneller Tachograph, Mauterfassungsgerät oder als Universal Onboard Unit ausgestaltet sein bzw. derartige Geräte umfassen.In Fig. 1 the housing 1 of a board information system according to the invention is shown in front view, ie the one shown Front side 31 of the housing 1 faces a vehicle interior after installation, that is, accessible to a user, such as the driver. The on-board information system is a digital tachograph in the case shown, but it can also be configured as a conventional tachograph, toll collection device or as a universal onboard unit or comprise such devices.

Die Abmessungen des Gehäuses 1 sind entsprechend einer Norm ISO 7736 oder DIN 75490 gewählt, sodass ein Einbau in Schächte, beispielsweise Radioschächte in der Instrumententafel eines Fahrzeugs, bei einer Vielzahl von Modellen unterschiedlicher Hersteller problemlos möglich ist. Das Gehäuse 1 besteht im Wesentlichen aus einem leitfähigen Material, im vorliegenden Fall einem Metall. Alternativ kann das Gehäuse 1 auch aus einem elektrisch nicht leitfähigen Material bestehen. Eine Gehäusehöhe 33 beträgt im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel 50 mm.The dimensions of the housing 1 are selected according to a standard ISO 7736 or DIN 75490, so that installation in shafts, such as radio shafts in the instrument panel of a vehicle, is easily possible with a variety of models from different manufacturers. The housing 1 essentially consists of a conductive material, in the present case a metal. Alternatively, the housing 1 may also consist of an electrically non-conductive material. A housing height 33 is 50 mm in the illustrated embodiment.

An der Vorderseite 31 des Gehäuses 1 befindet sich eine Blende 32 zur ästhetischen Verschönerung und Schutz des Gehäuses 1. Die Blende 32 besteht aus einem dielektrischen Material. Weiter ist an der Vorderseite ein Anzeigeelement 28 zur Anzeige von einer oder mehreren erfassten fahrzeugrelevanten Größe angebracht. Die Blende 32 weist hierfür eine entsprechende Ausnehmung auf. Fahrzeugrelevante Größen können z. B. Geschwindigkeit, aktuelle Koordinaten, Temperaturen oder insgesamt zurückgelegte Strecke, allerdings auch Lenk- und Ruhezeiten eines Fahrers sein. An der Vorderseite 31 des Gehäuses 1 können auch hier nicht dargestellte Bedienelemente zur Einstellung verschiedener Parameter, beispielsweise zur Umstellung der Datenerfassung zwischen einem ersten und einem zweiten Fahrer, oder Buchsen zur Aufnahme verschiedener Stecker, beispielsweise für externe Speichereinheiten, platziert sein.On the front side 31 of the housing 1 there is a panel 32 for aesthetic embellishment and protection of the housing 1. The panel 32 is made of a dielectric material. Further, a display element 28 is mounted on the front for displaying one or more detected vehicle-relevant size. The aperture 32 has for this purpose a corresponding recess. Vehicle-relevant variables can z. As speed, current coordinates, temperatures or total distance covered, but also driving and rest times of a driver. On the front side 31 of the housing 1, controls not shown here for setting various parameters, for example, to change the data acquisition between a first and a second driver, or sockets for receiving various connectors, for example, external storage units, be placed.

An der Vorderseite 31 ist eine Antenne 2 zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten angeordnet. Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel umfasst die Antenne 2 einen Empfangskörper 3 und eine Massefläche 4, wobei der Empfangskörper 3 mittig auf der Massefläche 4 platziert ist. Die Massefläche 4 ist dabei an das Gehäuse 1 über eine Schraub-, Kleb- oder Klemmverbindung angebracht. Die Antenne 2 ist eine Patch-Antenne mit Keramikgrundkörper, die Massefläche 4 besteht aus einer mit Kupfer kaschierten Leiterplatte. Statt einer Patch-Antenne können auch andere Antennenbauformen verwendet werden. Die Massefläche 4 kann auch aus einem leitfähigen Material ohne Kaschierung bestehen und Ausnehmungen, beispielsweise für Bedienelemente wie Schubladenentriegelungen, aufweisen.An antenna 2 for receiving satellite-based geoposition data is arranged on the front side 31. In the illustrated Embodiment, the antenna 2 comprises a receiving body 3 and a ground surface 4, wherein the receiving body 3 is placed centrally on the ground surface 4. The ground surface 4 is attached to the housing 1 via a screw, adhesive or clamp connection. The antenna 2 is a patch antenna with ceramic base body, the ground surface 4 consists of a copper-clad circuit board. Instead of a patch antenna, other types of antenna can be used. The ground surface 4 may also consist of a conductive material without lamination and recesses, for example, for controls such as drawer unlocks have.

Der Empfangskörper 3 ist so angeordnet, dass eine Empfangsrichtung der Antenne 2 im eingebauten Zustand in den Fahrzeuginnenraum gerichtet ist und elektrisch leitfähige Teile des Gehäuses 1 dieser Empfangsrichtung der Antenne 2 entgegengesetzt angeordnet sind. Zum verbesserten Empfang kann die Antenne 2 eine Richtwirkung aufweisen, also in einer Richtung besonders gut zum Empfang geeignet sein. Die Richtwirkung kann dabei durch eine als Reflektor dienende Metallschicht, die hinter dem Empfangskörper 3 liegt, erzeugt werden. Die von der Antenne 2 empfangenen Geopositionsdaten werden an ein Modul zur Verarbeitung der Geopositionsdaten weitergeleitet, welches hier allerdings, ebenso wie die Verbindung zwischen Antenne 2 und Modul, aufgrund der Lage dieser Teile im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 nicht gezeigt ist.The receiving body 3 is arranged so that a receiving direction of the antenna 2 is directed in the installed state in the vehicle interior and electrically conductive parts of the housing 1 of this receiving direction of the antenna 2 are arranged opposite. For improved reception, the antenna 2 can have a directivity, that is to say be particularly well suited for reception in one direction. The directivity can be generated by serving as a reflector metal layer which is behind the receiving body 3. The Geopositionsdaten received from the antenna 2 are forwarded to a module for processing the Geopositionsdaten, which here, however, as well as the connection between the antenna 2 and module, due to the position of these parts in the interior of the housing 1 is not shown.

Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 1 ist die Antenne 2 nicht abgedeckt und der Empfangskörper 3 weist Abmessungen auf, die ungefähr einer halben Wellenlänge des zu empfangenden Signals entsprechen. Der Empfangskörper 3 weist eine quadratische Außenfläche auf und ist auf den Empfang von rechtszirkular polarisierten Signalen ausgelegt. Alternativ kann der Empfangskörper 3 auch auf den Empfang linear polarisierter Wellen ausgelegt sein, wobei in diesem Fall die Außenfläche rechteckig ausgeführt ist und eine Seite doppelt so lang wie die andere Seite des Rechtecks ist. Die Antenne 2 kann Geopositionsdaten nach dem GPS-Standard und/oder einem der Standards anderer satellitengestützter Navigationssysteme wie Galileo, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS oder QZSS empfangen.In the illustrated embodiment of the Fig. 1 If the antenna 2 is not covered and the receiving body 3 has dimensions which correspond to approximately half a wavelength of the signal to be received. The receiving body 3 has a square outer surface and is designed to receive right circularly polarized signals. Alternatively, the receiving body 3 can also be designed to receive linearly polarized waves, in which case the outer surface is rectangular and one side is twice as large long as the other side of the rectangle is. The antenna 2 may receive geo-position data according to the GPS standard and / or one of the standards of other satellite-based navigation systems such as Galileo, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS or QZSS.

Die Massefläche 4 weist eine möglichst große Fläche auf und ist gleichmäßig um den Empfangskörper 3 platziert. Die in den Fahrzeuginnenraum weisende Oberfläche des Empfangskörpers 3 und die Massefläche 4 sind parallel zueinander angeordnet. Die Massefläche 4 weist Ausnehmungen auf, die zur Verbindung der Antenne 2 mit dem Gehäuse 1 dienen, beispielsweise durch Verschrauben, Vernieten oder Klemmen. Alternativ zu den genannten Verfahren kann die Massefläche 4 auch durch eine Klebeverbindung mit dem Gehäuse 1 verbunden sein. Die komplette Antenne 2 weist eine Fläche auf, die zwischen einem Drittel und der Hälfte der Vorderseite 31 des Gehäuses 1 überdeckt, um einen möglichst guten Empfang der Geopositionssignale zu ermöglichen.The ground surface 4 has the largest possible area and is evenly placed around the receiving body 3. The pointing into the vehicle interior surface of the receiving body 3 and the ground surface 4 are arranged parallel to each other. The ground surface 4 has recesses which serve to connect the antenna 2 to the housing 1, for example by screwing, riveting or clamping. As an alternative to the methods mentioned, the ground surface 4 can also be connected to the housing 1 by an adhesive connection. The complete antenna 2 has a surface which covers between one third and half of the front side 31 of the housing 1 in order to allow the best possible reception of the geoposition signals.

Im in Fig. 1 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist auf einer Oberseite 23 der Außenseite 7 eine Abdeckung 19 angebracht, die darunter liegende Teile vor mechanischer Beeinträchtigung schützen soll und durch ihre Form einen bündigen Anschluss an die Außenseite 7 des Gehäuses 1 herstellt. Die Abdeckung 19 ist aus einem dielektrischen, also nicht oder nur schwach elektrisch leitfähigem Material, im vorliegenden Fall aus Kunststoff. Auch das restliche Gehäuse 1 kann durch eine Abdeckung vor mechanischer Beschädigung geschützt werden. Außerdem kann die Abdeckung 19 auch an einer hier nicht gezeigten Unterseite des Gehäuses 1 angebracht sein.Im in Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment, a cover 19 is mounted on an upper side 23 of the outer side 7, which is to protect underlying parts against mechanical impairment and produces a flush connection to the outside 7 of the housing 1 by their shape. The cover 19 is made of a dielectric, that is not or only slightly electrically conductive material, in the present case of plastic. The rest of the housing 1 can be protected by a cover against mechanical damage. In addition, the cover 19 may also be attached to an underside of the housing 1, not shown here.

Im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 und daher in Fig. 1 nicht dargestellt befinden sich außerdem noch weitere Bestandteile eines Tachographen, insbesondere ein Prozessor oder ein programmierbarer Mikrocontroller, eine Speichereinheit und ein Datenbus. Der Datenbus empfängt Daten von Sensoren, die an verschiedenen Punkten des Fahrzeugs angebracht sind, z. B. ein an einer Welle angebrachter Taktgeber. Diese Daten werden durch den Prozessor verarbeitet und in einer Speichereinheit gespeichert. Die gespeicherten Daten sind auf dem Anzeigeelement 28 ausgebbar oder können auf einen externen Speicher übertragen werden. Das Modul zur Verarbeitung der Geopositionsdaten ist direkt mit einem Bus des Prozessors verbunden, sodass durch das Modul verarbeitete Daten einer direkten Weiterverarbeitung zugeführt werden.Inside the housing 1 and therefore in Fig. 1 Also not shown are other components of a tachograph, in particular a processor or a programmable microcontroller, a memory unit and a data bus. The data bus receives data from sensors mounted at various points on the vehicle, e.g. B. a Clock mounted on a shaft. This data is processed by the processor and stored in a memory unit. The stored data can be output on the display element 28 or can be transferred to an external memory. The geoposition data processing module is connected directly to a bus of the processor so that data processed by the module is sent for direct further processing.

In den folgenden Figuren sind gleiche Elemente jeweils mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen. Fig. 2 stellt eine Fig. 1 entsprechende Ansicht eines Bordinformationssystems dar, allerdings ist die Antenne 2 nun durch eine Antennenabdeckung 5 vor mechanischer Beeinträchtigung geschützt. Die Antennenabdeckung 5 ist ebenfalls aus einem dielektrischen, also nicht oder nur schwach elektrisch leitfähigem Material, im vorliegenden Fall aus Kunststoff, und schließt bündig mit dem restlichen Gehäuse 1 ab bzw. kann auch Teil der Blende 32 sein. Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel bildet die Antennenabdeckung 5 die Form der Antenne 2 nach, d. h. an der Position des Empfangskörpers 3 steht die Antennenabdeckung 5 in den Fahrzeuginnenraum vor. Alternativ kann die Antennenabdeckung 5 auch eine flache Vorderseite ohne Erhebungen oder Vertiefungen aufweisen. Die Antennenabdeckung 5 überdeckt die komplette Fläche der Antenne 2, weist allerdings eine Aussparung für ein Bedienelement auf. Die Antennenabdeckung 5 ist im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel auf die Antenne 2 geklebt, kann allerdings auch durch Rastverbindungen, eine Klemmung oder eine Verschraubung daran befestigt sein. Abdeckung 5 und Antenne 2 berühren einander flächig, es kann allerdings auch eine Abdeckung verwendet werden, die einen Zwischenraum zur Antenne 2 oder einzelnen Teilen davon aufweist, die also beispielsweise nur mit dem Empfangskörper 3 verbunden ist.In the following figures, the same elements are each provided with the same reference numerals. Fig. 2 make one Fig. 1 corresponding view of an on-board information system, however, the antenna 2 is now protected by an antenna cover 5 from mechanical damage. The antenna cover 5 is likewise made of a dielectric, ie, not or only weakly electrically conductive material, in the present case of plastic, and terminates flush with the rest of the housing 1 or may also be part of the diaphragm 32. In the illustrated embodiment, the antenna cover 5 forms the shape of the antenna 2, that is, at the position of the receiving body 3, the antenna cover 5 projects into the vehicle interior. Alternatively, the antenna cover 5 may also have a flat front without protrusions or depressions. The antenna cover 5 covers the entire surface of the antenna 2, however, has a recess for a control element. The antenna cover 5 is glued to the antenna 2 in the illustrated embodiment, but can also be secured thereto by snap-in connections, a clamp or a screw. Cover 5 and antenna 2 contact each other flat, but it can also be used a cover having a gap to the antenna 2 or individual parts thereof, that is, for example, only connected to the receiving body 3.

In Fig. 3 ist ein Bordinformationssystem entsprechend Fig. 2 dargestellt, allerdings ist die Antenne 2, die auch in dieser Figur von der Antennenabdeckung 5 abgedeckt wird, an einer aus dem Gehäuse 1 ausziehbaren Schublade 6 befestigt. Die Schublade 6 kann beispielsweise eine Druckerschublade sein, in die eine Papierrolle zum Ausdrucken der erfassten fahrzeugrelevanten Daten eingelegt wird und die beispielsweise zum Wechsel der Papierrolle herausgezogen werden kann. Die Anbringung der Antenne 2 an der dem Fahrzeuginnenraum zugewandten Außenseite der Schublade 6 bietet den Vorteil, dass die Antenne 2 im ausgezogenen Zustand der Schublade 6 weiter in den Fahrzeuginnenraum hineinragt, somit besser Signale empfangen kann, und gleichzeitig einen größeren Abstand zu elektrisch leitfähigen Teilen des Gehäuses 1 aufweist, was den Empfang ebenfalls begünstigt. Dies ist vorteilhaft, da in einem Fahrzeuginnenraum im Allgemeinen nur indirekte Satellitensignale empfangen werden können, also Signale, die erst durch ein die Signalleistung schwächendes Element wie eine Scheibe in den Fahrzeuginnenraum gelangen, deren Signalstärke nochmals niedriger als bei direkten Signalen ist. Außerdem werden die Signale im Fahrzeuginnenraum in aller Regel reflektiert, bevor sie empfangen werden und büßen hierbei wiederum Signalstärke ein.In Fig. 3 is an on-board information system accordingly Fig. 2 shown, however, is the antenna 2, which is also in this Figure is covered by the antenna cover 5, attached to a pull-out of the housing 1 drawer 6. The drawer 6 may be, for example, a printer drawer into which a paper roll for printing the captured vehicle-relevant data is inserted and which can be pulled out, for example, to change the paper roll. The attachment of the antenna 2 to the vehicle interior facing the outside of the drawer 6 has the advantage that the antenna 2 extends in the extended state of the drawer 6 further into the vehicle interior, thus better can receive signals, while maintaining a greater distance from electrically conductive parts of the Has housing 1, which also favors the reception. This is advantageous because only indirect satellite signals can generally be received in a vehicle interior, ie signals that only pass through a signal-weakening element such as a disc in the vehicle interior, the signal strength is again lower than in direct signals. In addition, the signals in the vehicle interior are usually reflected before they are received and in turn lose signal strength.

In Fig. 4 ist in einer Explosionszeichnung der genaue Aufbau der in Fig. 3 bereits gezeigten Schublade 6 in Vorderansicht dargestellt. Die Schublade 6 besteht aus einem Schubladenkern 11, auf dem alle anderen Elemente befestigt werden und der im Gehäuse 1 versenkbar ist. Im Fall einer Druckerschublade wird die Papierrolle im Schubladenkern 11 platziert. Der Schubladenkern 11 kann aus einem elektrisch leitfähigen oder dielektrischen Material bestehen. Auf der dem Fahrzeuginnenraum zugewandten Seite des Schubladenkerns 11 wird eine Aufnahmeplatte 9 befestigt, was durch Verschrauben, Verklemmen oder Verkleben erfolgen kann. Die Aufnahmeplatte 9 besteht aus einem dielektrischen Material und weist eine Aussparung zur passgenauen Aufnahme eines hier nicht dargestellten Verstärkers der Antenne 2 auf, der auf der Rückseite der Massefläche 4 angebracht ist. Auf die Aufnahmeplatte 9 wird die Antenne 2 befestigt, was wiederum durch Verschrauben, Verklemmen oder Verkleben erfolgen kann. Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel erfolgt die Befestigung der Antenne 2 durch mindestens eine Schraube 30 direkt am Schubladenkern 11, indem in der Massefläche 4 und Aufnahmeplatte 9 Aussparungen für die Schrauben enthalten sind. Die Antenne 2 wird durch die Abdeckung 5 abgedeckt. Die Antenne 2 ist durch ein Antennenkabel 8, im vorliegenden Fall ein Koaxialkabel, mit dem im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 liegenden Modul zur Verarbeitung satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten verbunden. Antenne 2, Aufnahmeplatte 9 und die Vorderseite des Schubladenkerns 11 weisen im Wesentlichen die gleiche Fläche auf, so dass die Antenne 2 die zum Fahrzeuginnenraum weisende Fläche der Schublade 6 überdeckt.In Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the exact structure of the Fig. 3 already shown drawer 6 shown in front view. The drawer 6 consists of a drawer core 11, on which all other elements are attached and which is retractable in the housing 1. In the case of a printer drawer, the paper roll is placed in the drawer core 11. The drawer core 11 may be made of an electrically conductive or dielectric material. On the vehicle interior facing side of the drawer core 11, a receiving plate 9 is fixed, which can be done by screwing, jamming or gluing. The receiving plate 9 is made of a dielectric material and has a recess for snug receiving a not shown here amplifier of the antenna 2, which is mounted on the back of the ground surface 4. On the receiving plate 9, the antenna is the second attached, which in turn can be done by screwing, jamming or gluing. In the illustrated embodiment, the attachment of the antenna 2 is carried by at least one screw 30 directly to the drawer core 11 by 9 recesses for the screws are included in the ground surface 4 and receiving plate. The antenna 2 is covered by the cover 5. The antenna 2 is connected by an antenna cable 8, in the present case a coaxial cable, to the module located inside the housing 1 for processing satellite-based geoposition data. Antenna 2, receiving plate 9 and the front of the drawer core 11 have substantially the same area, so that the antenna 2 covers the surface of the drawer 6 facing the vehicle interior.

Das Antennenkabel 8 ist auf der dem Fahrzeuginnenraum abgewandten Seite der Antenne 2 mit dieser verbunden und wird durch eine Aufnahmeplattendurchführung 10 der Aufnahmeplatte 9 und eine Schubladenkerndurchführung 12 des Schubladenkerns 11 in das Innere des Gehäuses 1 geführt. Die Länge des Antennenkabels 8 ist derart bemessen, dass die Schublade 6 geöffnet werden kann, ohne das Antennenkabel 8 zu spannen. Die Aufnahmeplattendurchführung 10 und die Schubladenkerndurchführung 12 sind als Langloch ausgestaltet und weisen eine Breite auf, die geringfügig größer ist als der Durchmesser des durchgeführten Antennenkabels 8, wobei durch die Ausgestaltung als Langloch eine erleichterte Montage des Antennenkabels 8 ermöglicht wird. Die Aufnahmeplattendurchführung 10 und die Schubladenkerndurchführung 12 liegen auf der Aufnahmeplatte 9 und dem Schubladenkern 11 an gleichen Positionen, es können jedoch auch verschiedene Positionen auf beiden Bauteilen dafür vorgesehen sein.The antenna cable 8 is connected to the side facing away from the vehicle interior of the antenna 2 with this and is guided by a receiving plate bushing 10 of the receiving plate 9 and a drawer core passage 12 of the drawer core 11 in the interior of the housing 1. The length of the antenna cable 8 is dimensioned such that the drawer 6 can be opened without tensioning the antenna cable 8. The receiving plate bushing 10 and the drawer core bushing 12 are designed as a slot and have a width which is slightly larger than the diameter of the conducted antenna cable 8, whereby the design as a slot facilitated assembly of the antenna cable 8 is made possible. The receiving plate passage 10 and the drawer core passage 12 are located on the receiving plate 9 and the drawer core 11 at the same positions, but it may also be different positions on both components provided for it.

In Fig. 5 ist die Schublade 6 entsprechend Fig. 4 gezeigt, nun allerdings in einer rückseitigen Ansicht. An der Rückseite der Antenne 2 ist ein Verstärker 29 angeordnet, der die von dem in dieser Darstellung nicht sichtbaren Empfangskörper 3 empfangenen Signale verstärkt und über das am Verstärker 29 befestigte Antennenkabel 8 weiterleitet. Der Verstärker 29 befindet sich auf der Rückseite der Antenne 2 an der Position, an der sich auf der Vorderseite der Antenne 2 der Empfangskörper 3 befindet, der Verstärker 29 kann sich jedoch auch an einer anderen Position befinden.In Fig. 5 is the drawer 6 accordingly Fig. 4 shown, but now in a back view. At the rear of the antenna 2, an amplifier 29 is arranged, which amplifies the signals received by the receiving body 3, which is not visible in this illustration, and via the amplifier 29 attached antenna cable 8 forwards. The amplifier 29 is located at the rear of the antenna 2 at the position where the receiving body 3 is located on the front side of the antenna 2, but the amplifier 29 may be at a different position.

Fig. 6 stellt ein Gehäuse 1 eines erfindungsgemäßen Bordinformationssystems in perspektivischer Rückansicht dar, d. h., die gezeigte Seite des Gehäuses 1 ist nach einem Einbau einem Fahrzeuginnenraum abgewandt bzw. durch einen Einbauschacht überdeckt. Das Gehäuse 1 weist eine Ausnehmung 13 auf einer Oberseite 23 einer Außenseite 7 auf. Diese Ausnehmung 13 wurde in Fig. 1 von der Abdeckung 19 überdeckt. Die Ausnehmung 13 dient der Aufnahme einer Mobilfunkantenne, die auf einer der Antenne 2 gegenüberliegenden Seite des Gehäuses 1 angebracht ist, damit sich beide Antennen nicht gegenseitig stören. Da die Antenne 2 zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten wesentlich schwächere Signale empfangen soll, muss diese an einer exponierten Stelle des Gehäuses angebracht werden und einen möglichst großen Abstand zu einer Mobilfunkantenne aufweisen. Die Mobilfunkantenne empfängt und sendet Signale mit einer wesentlich größeren Signalstärke und kann daher einen Empfang der Antenne 2 stören oder ganz unterbinden. Fig. 6 illustrates a housing 1 of a board information system according to the invention in a perspective rear view, ie, the side of the housing 1 shown is facing away from a vehicle interior after installation or covered by a drive bay. The housing 1 has a recess 13 on an upper side 23 of an outer side 7. This recess 13 was in Fig. 1 covered by the cover 19. The recess 13 serves to receive a mobile radio antenna, which is mounted on one of the antenna 2 opposite side of the housing 1, so that both antennas do not interfere with each other. Since the antenna 2 is to receive much weaker signals for receiving satellite-based geoposition data, it must be attached to an exposed point of the housing and have the largest possible distance to a mobile radio antenna. The mobile radio antenna receives and transmits signals with a much greater signal strength and can therefore interfere with reception of the antenna 2 or completely prevent.

Im Bereich der Ausnehmung 13 weist das Gehäuse 1 eine zusammenhängende Oberfläche auf, die einteilig mit dem Gehäuse 1 verbunden ist. Die Ausnehmung 13 weist eine zu einer Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 parallel angeordnete Auflagefläche 27 für einen Fuß einer Mobilfunkantenne auf, welche mit der Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 durch abgeschrägte Flanken verbunden ist. Die Ausnehmung 13 weist abgeschrägte Kanten auf, um einerseits einen ausreichenden Abstand zwischen einer Mobilfunkantenne und dem Gehäuse 1 zu gewährleisten. Andererseits wird durch die abgeschrägten Kanten im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 noch Platz zum Einbau weiterer Module oder Bauteile zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Flanken verlaufen im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel in einem Winkel von 45°, es sind allerdings auch andere Winkel, vorzugsweise im Bereich zwischen 30° und 60°, möglich. Im dargestellten Fall liegt die Ausnehmung 13 am Rand des Gehäuses 1, allerdings kann die Ausnehmung 13 auch mittig im Gehäuse 1 liegen. Die Ausnehmung 13 kann auch quaderförmig sein, also keine abgeschrägten Flanken aufweisen bzw. alternativ auch an mindestens einer Seite eine abgeschrägte Flanke aufweisen und an mindestens einer anderen Seite eine rechtwinklige Flanke. Auch ein einzelner Ausschnitt aus dem Gehäuse 1 in Form eines Lochs ist als Ausnehmung 13 von der Erfindung umfasst, wobei in diesem Fall eine Mobilfunkantenne in der entstehenden Vertiefung platziert wird.In the region of the recess 13, the housing 1 has a continuous surface, which is integrally connected to the housing 1. The recess 13 has a bearing surface 27 arranged parallel to an upper side 23 of the housing 1 for a foot of a mobile radio antenna, which is connected to the upper side 23 of the housing 1 by beveled flanks. The recess 13 has beveled edges, on the one hand to ensure a sufficient distance between a mobile radio antenna and the housing 1. On the other hand, space is still provided by the bevelled edges in the interior of the housing 1 for the installation of further modules or components. The flanks are shown in the picture Embodiment at an angle of 45 °, but there are other angles, preferably in the range between 30 ° and 60 ° possible. In the illustrated case, the recess 13 is located at the edge of the housing 1, however, the recess 13 may also be located centrally in the housing 1. The recess 13 can also be parallelepiped-shaped, that is to say have no beveled flanks or alternatively also have a beveled flank on at least one side and a right-angled flank on at least one other side. Also, a single section of the housing 1 in the form of a hole is included as a recess 13 of the invention, in which case a mobile radio antenna is placed in the resulting recess.

Das Bordinformationssystem umfasst außerdem ein Mobilfunk-Modul, welches in Fig. 6 nicht dargestellt ist, da es sich im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 befindet und von diesem verdeckt wird. Das Mobilfunk-Modul ist wie das Modul zur Verarbeitung satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten direkt mit einem Bus des Prozessors oder eines programmierbaren Mikrocontrollers verbunden, sodass durch das Mobilfunk-Modul verarbeitete Daten einer direkten Weiterverarbeitung im Prozessor zugeführt werden. Die Ausnehmung 13 ist aus einer Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 ausgenommen, kann allerdings ebenso auf einer in Fig. 6 nicht sichtbaren Unterseite liegen. Die Oberfläche der Ausnehmung 13 ist als geschlossene Fläche ausgebildet, wobei die Auflagefläche 27 einer Mobilfunkantenne die gleichen Maße wie ein Fuß einer Mobilfunkantenne aufweist, die Maße können auch größer als ein Antennenfuß sein. Eine Mobilfunkantenne ist auf der nach einem Einbau dem Fahrzeuginnenraum abgewandten Seite angebracht, um einen möglichst großen Abstand zur an der Vorderseite 31 angebrachten Antenne 2 zu ermöglichen sowie an der Vorderseite 31 den Einbau von Anzeige- und Kontrollelementen zu ermöglichen, jedoch kann die Ausnehmung 13 für eine Mobilfunkantenne an jeder Position des Gehäuses 1 erfolgen, also auch an einer dem Fahrzeuginnenraum zugewandten Seite.The on-board information system also comprises a mobile radio module, which in Fig. 6 is not shown, since it is located in the interior of the housing 1 and is covered by this. Like the module for processing satellite-based geoposition data, the mobile radio module is connected directly to a bus of the processor or of a programmable microcontroller, so that data processed by the mobile radio module are fed directly into the processor for further processing. The recess 13 is excluded from a top 23 of the housing 1, but can also be on a in Fig. 6 not visible underside lie. The surface of the recess 13 is formed as a closed surface, wherein the support surface 27 of a mobile radio antenna has the same dimensions as a foot of a mobile radio antenna, the dimensions may also be larger than an antenna base. A mobile radio antenna is mounted on the side facing away from the vehicle interior after installation, to allow the greatest possible distance to the mounted on the front 31 antenna 2 and on the front 31 to allow the installation of display and control elements, however, the recess 13 for a mobile radio antenna at each position of the housing 1, so also on a side facing the vehicle interior.

Die Ausnehmung 13 enthält eine Gehäusedurchführung 24, durch die eine in der Ausnehmung 13 platzierte Mobilfunkantenne mit im Inneren des Gehäuses 1 integrierten Bauteilen verbunden werden kann. Außerdem weist die Ausnehmung 13 mindestens eine Aufnahme 25 zur Verbindung der Abdeckung 19 an der Ausnehmung 13 auf. Im in Fig. 6 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel sind für eine bessere Befestigung mehrere Aufnahmen 25 enthalten. Die Aufnahmen 25 sind im dargestellten Fall für die Aufnahme von Rastzungen einer Abdeckung 19 konzipiert, es kann allerdings auch eine Verschraubung zur Befestigung der Abdeckung 19 mit dem Gehäuse 1 vorgesehen sein. Die Aufnahmen 25 weisen einen Abstand von maximal 50 mm auf, um lange Kanten zu vermeiden, da diese Kanten als Antennen wirken und somit den Empfang der Mobilfunkantenne 17 stören können.The recess 13 contains a housing feedthrough 24, by means of which a mobile radio antenna placed in the recess 13 can be connected to components integrated in the interior of the housing 1. In addition, the recess 13 has at least one receptacle 25 for connecting the cover 19 to the recess 13. Im in Fig. 6 illustrated embodiment, a plurality of receptacles 25 are included for better attachment. The receptacles 25 are designed in the illustrated case for receiving latching tongues of a cover 19, but it can also be provided a screw for fixing the cover 19 to the housing 1. The receptacles 25 have a maximum distance of 50 mm in order to avoid long edges, since these edges act as antennas and thus can interfere with the reception of the mobile radio antenna 17.

Das Gehäuse 1 weist als Befestigungselement zum festen Einbau im Fahrzeuginnenraum mindestens einen Gewindebolzen 26 auf, der der Befestigung des Gehäuses 1 an einer Befestigungsvorrichtung des Fahrzeuginnenraums, beispielsweise durch Verschraubung des Gewindebolzens mit einer Schraubenmutter, oder zur elektrischen Kontaktierung mit anderen im Fahrzeuginnenraum positionierten Bauelementen dient. Der Gewindebolzen 26 ist im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel an einem Bereich des Gehäuses 1 hinter der Blende 32 angebracht.The housing 1 has, as a fastening element for fixed installation in the vehicle interior at least one threaded bolt 26, which serves to attach the housing 1 to a fastening device of the vehicle interior, for example by screwing the threaded bolt with a nut, or for electrical contact with other components positioned in the vehicle interior. The threaded bolt 26 is mounted in the illustrated embodiment at a portion of the housing 1 behind the aperture 32.

In Fig. 7 ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer Mobilfunkantenne 17 dargestellt. Im in Fig. 7 dargestellten Fall ist die Mobilfunkantenne 17 als PIFA-Antenne, also als "Planar Inverted F-Shaped Antenna" ausgebildet. Hierbei ist eine strahlende Fläche 14 mit einem Fuß 18 elektrisch durch ein Verbindungselement 22, das als Kurzschlussleitung dient, verbunden. Strahlende Fläche 14 und Fuß 18 sind zueinander parallel angeordnet, eine Gesamthöhe 16 ergibt sich als Abstand zwischen einer Oberseite der strahlenden Fläche 14 und einer hier nicht sichtbaren Unterseite des Fußes 18. Die Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist aus einem elektrisch leitfähigen Material, insbesondere einem Metall, gefertigt. Die in die Ausnehmung 13 einsetzbare Mobilfunkantenne kann allerdings auch in einer anderen Bauform realisiert werden, beispielsweise als Patch-Antenne.In Fig. 7 an embodiment of a mobile radio antenna 17 is shown. Im in Fig. 7 In the case illustrated, the mobile radio antenna 17 is designed as a PIFA antenna, that is to say as a "Planar Inverted F-Shaped Antenna". In this case, a radiating surface 14 with a foot 18 is electrically connected by a connecting element 22, which serves as a short-circuit line. Radiant surface 14 and foot 18 are arranged parallel to each other, an overall height 16 results as a distance between an upper surface of the radiating surface 14 and a non-visible bottom of the foot 18. The mobile antenna 17 is made of an electrically conductive material, in particular a metal , The in the recess 13 deployable mobile radio antenna, however, can also be realized in a different design, for example as a patch antenna.

Als Anspeiseleitung bzw. zur Verbindung mit dem Mobilfunk-Modul oder anderen Modulen, die im Gehäuse 1 platziert sein können, umfasst die Mobilfunkantenne 17 ein Kabel 20, im vorliegenden Fall ein Koaxialkabel, welches durch eine im Fuß 18 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 enthaltene Aussparung 21 geführt wird. Das Kabel 20 kann mit der Mobilfunkantenne 17 verlötet, verschraubt oder an diese geklemmt sein, insbesondere an das Verbindungselement 22 oder die strahlende Fläche 14.As a feed line or for connection to the mobile radio module or other modules that may be placed in the housing 1, the mobile radio antenna 17 comprises a cable 20, in this case a coaxial cable, which is guided by a recess 21 contained in the base 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 becomes. The cable 20 can be soldered, screwed or clamped to the mobile radio antenna 17, in particular to the connecting element 22 or the radiating surface 14.

An der Oberfläche der Ausnehmung 13 ist eine der Aussparung 21 entsprechende Gehäusedurchführung 24 für das Kabel 20 enthalten. Die Aussparung 21 kann wie im dargestellten Fall ein Loch im Fuß 18 sein, allerdings auch eine Aussparung an einem Rand des Fußes 18. Die Aussparung 21 ist in ihrem Durchmesser nur unwesentlich größer als der Durchmesser des Kabels 20 und von kleinerem oder gleich großem Durchmesser wie die Gehäusedurchführung 24. Ist der Durchmesser der Durchführung 14 größer als der Durchmesser der Aussparung 11, kann beispielsweise ein Antennenstecker zu einem Ende des Kabels 20 durchgesteckt werden. Durch diese Bauform wird die Leistung der Mobilfunkantenne 17 erhöht, während das Kabel 20 die nur unwesentlich größere Aussparung 21 nahezu vollständig füllt und somit keine negative Beeinflussung der Leistung stattfindet, da ein nicht vom Kabel 10 gefüllter Teil der Fläche der Aussparung 14 vom Fuß 8 abgedeckt wird. Durch diese Bauform wird die Leistung der Mobilfunkantenne 2 erhöht, während das Kabel 10 die nur unwesentlich größere Aussparung 11 nahezu vollständig füllt und somit keine negative Beeinflussung der Leistung stattfindet.On the surface of the recess 13 of the recess 21 corresponding housing bushing 24 is included for the cable 20. The recess 21 may, as in the case shown, be a hole in the foot 18, but also a recess on an edge of the foot 18. The recess 21 is only slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of the cable 20 and of smaller or equal diameter the housing bushing 24. If the diameter of the bushing 14 is greater than the diameter of the recess 11, for example, an antenna plug can be pushed through to one end of the cable 20. By this design, the power of the mobile antenna 17 is increased while the cable 20 almost completely fills the only slightly larger recess 21 and thus no negative effect on the performance takes place, as a not filled by the cable 10 part of the surface of the recess 14 covered by the foot 8 becomes. This design increases the performance of the mobile radio antenna 2, while the cable 10 almost completely fills the only slightly larger recess 11 and thus there is no negative effect on the power.

Die Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist zum Empfang verschiedener Mobilfunksignale geeignet, beispielsweise von Signalen nach dem GSM-, dem GPRS-, dem UMTS-, dem CDMA-, dem LTE- oder einem anderen Standard. Die Abmessungen der Mobilfunkantenne 17 sind kleiner oder gleich den Abmessungen der Ausnehmung 13. Hierdurch wird gewährleistet, dass die Mobilfunkantenne 17 nicht aus dem Gehäuse 1 ragt und somit ein Einbau in den Fahrzeuginnenraum leichter vorgenommen werden kann.The mobile radio antenna 17 is suitable for receiving various mobile radio signals, for example signals according to the GSM, the GPRS, the UMTS, the CDMA, the LTE or a different standard. The dimensions of the mobile radio antenna 17 are smaller than or equal to the dimensions of the recess 13. This ensures that the mobile antenna 17 does not protrude from the housing 1 and thus installation in the vehicle interior can be made easier.

In Fig. 8 ist die in Fig. 7 gezeigte Mobilfunkantenne 17 auf einer Außenseite 7 des in Fig. 6 dargestellten Gehäuses 1 des Bordinformationssystems in der Ausnehmung 13 angebracht. Der Fuß 18 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist hierbei flächig mit der Außenseite 7 des Gehäuses 1 verbunden, sodass eine Masseverbindung zwischen dem als Massefläche der Mobilfunkantenne 17 dienenden Fuß 18 und einer Massefläche des Gehäuses 1, die durch die elektrisch leitfähige Außenseite 7 des Gehäuses 1 gegeben ist, sichergestellt ist. Das Kabel 20 ist durch die Aussparung 21 und die Gehäusedurchführung 24 ins Innere des Gehäuses 1 geführt. Die Verbindung der Mobilfunkantenne 17 kann über Vernieten, Verlöten, Verschrauben oder Verkleben erfolgen. Die Abmessungen der Mobilfunkantenne 17 sind kleiner bzw. gleich den Abmessungen der Ausnehmung 13. Somit kann auch mit integrierter Mobilfunkantenne 17 das Gehäuse 1 in einen Schacht mit Abmessungen nach ISO 7736 oder DIN 75490 eingebaut werden.In Fig. 8 is the in Fig. 7 shown mobile radio antenna 17 on an outer side 7 of in Fig. 6 shown housing 1 of the onboard information system mounted in the recess 13. The foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 is in this case connected areally to the outer side 7 of the housing 1, so that a ground connection between serving as the ground surface of the mobile antenna 17 feet 18 and a ground surface of the housing 1, which is given by the electrically conductive outer side 7 of the housing 1 , is ensured. The cable 20 is guided through the recess 21 and the housing bushing 24 into the interior of the housing 1. The connection of the mobile antenna 17 can be done by riveting, soldering, screwing or gluing. The dimensions of the mobile radio antenna 17 are smaller or equal to the dimensions of the recess 13. Thus, the housing 1 can be installed in a shaft with dimensions according to ISO 7736 or DIN 75490 with integrated mobile antenna 17.

Die Oberseite der strahlenden Fläche 14 befindet sich auf gleicher Höhe wie die Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 oder geringfügig unterhalb der Oberseite 23. Die strahlende Fläche 14 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist in einem Abstand 15 von der Oberfläche der Ausnehmung 13 angebracht. Der Abstand 15 beträgt im dargestellten Fall etwa 100 % der Gesamthöhe 16 der Mobilfunkantenne 17, sodass eine Abstrahlung nicht behindert wird und ist sowohl auf der Längs- als auch auf der Querseite der strahlenden Fläche 14 gleich groß. Der Abstand 15 sollte jedoch mindestens 50 % einer Gesamthöhe 16 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 betragen, um die Leistungscharakteristik der Mobilfunkantenne 17 nicht zu stark zu beeinträchtigen. Der Abstand 15 muss jedoch auch nicht an allen Seiten gleich groß sein, sofern jeweils der genannte Mindestabstand nicht unterschritten wird. Somit wird eine höhere Variabilität bezüglich der Integration weiterer Module in den Innenraum des Gehäuses 1 erreicht.The top of the radiating surface 14 is located at the same height as the top 23 of the housing 1 or slightly below the top 23. The radiating surface 14 of the mobile antenna 17 is mounted at a distance 15 from the surface of the recess 13. The distance 15 is in the illustrated case about 100% of the total height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17, so that radiation is not hindered and is the same on both the longitudinal and on the transverse side of the radiating surface 14. However, the distance 15 should amount to at least 50% of an overall height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17 so as not to impair the power characteristics of the mobile radio antenna 17 too much. However, the distance 15 does not have to be the same on all sides, if in each case the said minimum distance is not fallen below. Thus, a higher variability in the integration of further modules in the interior of the housing 1 is achieved.

Der Fuß 18 deckt mit seiner Fläche die Gehäusedurchführung 24 im Gehäuse 1 ab, sodass die Leistung der Mobilfunkantenne 17 durch einen größeren Durchmesser der Gehäusedurchführung 24 als dem Durchmesser der Aussparung 21 nicht verschlechtert wird.The foot 18 covers with its surface from the housing bushing 24 in the housing 1, so that the performance of the mobile antenna 17 is not deteriorated by a larger diameter of the housing bushing 24 than the diameter of the recess 21.

Auch bei anderen Formen der Ausnehmung 13, beispielsweise einem Ausschnitt aus dem Gehäuse 1, ist wesentlich, dass die strahlende Fläche 14 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 einerseits nicht über die Abmessungen des Gehäuses 1 hinausragt, um einen einfachen Einbau zu gewährleisten, andererseits aber einen ausreichenden Abstand 15 zu einem elektrisch leitfähigen Teil des Gehäuses 1 sowie eine Positionierung möglichst nahe an der Außenseite 7 des Gehäuses 1 aufweist. Somit wird in kompakter Bauweise eine entsprechend gute Sende- und Empfangscharakteristik der Mobilfunkantenne 17 erreicht. Diese Voraussetzungen sollten unabhängig von der Bauform der Mobilfunkantenne 17 verwirklicht sein, also muss beispielsweise bei Verwendung einer Patch-Antenne deren strahlende Fläche 14 ebenfalls einen Abstand 15 zu elektrisch leitfähigen Teilen des Gehäuses 1 aufweisen und einen bündigen Abschluss mit dem Gehäuse 1 erlauben.In other forms of the recess 13, for example a section of the housing 1, is essential that the radiating surface 14 of the mobile antenna 17 on the one hand does not protrude beyond the dimensions of the housing 1, to ensure easy installation, but on the other hand, a sufficient distance 15th to an electrically conductive part of the housing 1 and a positioning as close as possible to the outside 7 of the housing 1 has. Thus, a correspondingly good transmission and reception characteristics of the mobile radio antenna 17 is achieved in a compact design. These requirements should be realized regardless of the design of the mobile antenna 17, so for example when using a patch antenna whose radiating surface 14 must also have a distance 15 to electrically conductive parts of the housing 1 and allow a flush termination with the housing 1.

In Fig. 9 ist ein Schnitt durch das Gehäuse 1 parallel zur Rückseite des Gehäuses 1 dargestellt. Das Kabel 20 ist mit der Mobilfunkantenne 17 verbunden und wird durch eine Aussparung 21 im Fuß 18 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 und die Gehäusedurchführung 24 in das Innere des Gehäuses 1 geführt. Die Ausnehmung 13 weist abgeschrägte Flanken auf, um einen Abstand 15, der, wie bereits erläutert, etwa 100 % der Gesamthöhe 16 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 beträgt, zwischen der strahlenden Fläche 14 und dem Gehäuse 1 zu gewährleisten. Der Fuß 18 der Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist bündig an einer Oberfläche der Ausnehmung 13 befestigt. Die Abmessungen des Fußes 18 und der Auflagefläche des Fußes 18 auf der Ausnehmung 13 weisen im Wesentlichen die gleiche Größe auf. Hierdurch kann eine gute Kontaktierung bei geringem Platzbedarf realisiert werden.In Fig. 9 is a section through the housing 1 parallel to the back of the housing 1 shown. The cable 20 is connected to the mobile radio antenna 17 and is guided through a recess 21 in the foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 and the housing feedthrough 24 into the interior of the housing 1. The recess 13 has beveled flanks, to ensure a distance 15, which, as already explained, about 100% of the total height 16 of the mobile radio antenna 17, between the radiating surface 14 and the housing 1. The foot 18 of the mobile radio antenna 17 is mounted flush with a surface of the recess 13. The dimensions of the foot 18 and the bearing surface of the foot 18 on the recess 13 have substantially the same size. As a result, a good contact can be realized in a small footprint.

Zusätzlich ist die Mobilfunkantenne 17 durch eine Abdeckung 19 vor mechanischer Beschädigung geschützt. Die Abdeckung 19 weist Rastzungen auf, die in die Aufnahmen 25 eingebracht werden und darin einrasten. Hiermit kann eine zuverlässige Verbindung hergestellt werden, wobei die Abdeckung 19 auch einfach gelöst werden kann. Alternativ kann auch eine Befestigung der Abdeckung 19 durch Schrauben, eine magnetische Verbindung, Verkleben, Vernieten oder andere Verbindungsmechanismen vorgesehen sein.In addition, the mobile radio antenna 17 is protected by a cover 19 from mechanical damage. The cover 19 has locking tongues, which are introduced into the receptacles 25 and engage therein. Hereby, a reliable connection can be made, wherein the cover 19 can also be easily solved. Alternatively, a fastening of the cover 19 by screws, a magnetic connection, gluing, riveting or other connection mechanisms may be provided.

Die Abdeckung 19 berührt im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel die strahlende Fläche 14 der Mobilfunkantenne 17, allerdings ist auch denkbar, einen Zwischenraum zwischen beiden Teilen zuzulassen. Die Abdeckung 19 führt die Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 bündig fort, sodass eine ebene Oberfläche entsteht, die Abdeckung 19 kann aber auch unterhalb der Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 1 liegen, sodass eine Stufe oder Schräge zwischen Abdeckung 19 und Oberseite 23 entsteht. Hierdurch ergibt sich ein im Wesentlichen quaderförmiges Gehäuse 1 mit Abdeckung 19, welches einfach ein- und ausbaubar ist.The cover 19 in the illustrated embodiment, the radiating surface 14 of the mobile radio antenna 17 touches, however, it is also conceivable to allow a gap between the two parts. The cover 19 continues the top 23 of the housing 1 flush, so that a flat surface is formed, but the cover 19 may also be below the top 23 of the housing 1, so that a step or slope between the cover 19 and top 23 is formed. This results in a substantially cuboidal housing 1 with cover 19, which is easy to install and remove.

In Fig. 10 ist aus gleicher Perspektive wie in Fig. 6 das Gehäuse 1 des Bordinformationssystems dargestellt. Fig. 10 entspricht Fig. 1, wobei nun eine rückseitige Ansicht vorliegt. Die Mobilfunkantenne 17 ist nun unter der Abdeckung 19 verborgen. Die Abdeckung 19 bietet einen bündigen Anschluss an die Form des Gehäuses 1, sodass auch mit Abdeckung 19 die Abmessungen passend für einen Einbau in einen Schacht nach ISO 7736 oder DIN 75490 sind. Bei einem Einbau in einen Schacht einer Instrumententafel eines Fahrzeugs sollte der Abstand zwischen der Mobilfunkantenne 17 und weiteren elektrisch leitfähigen Teilen anderer Einbaugeräte, die die Mobilfunkantenne 17 überdecken können (z. B. ein Radio), mindestens 20 mm betragen, um in ausreichender Stärke Signale empfangen und senden zu können.In Fig. 10 is from the same perspective as in Fig. 6 the housing 1 of the onboard information system shown. Fig. 10 corresponds to Fig. 1 , where now is a back view. The mobile radio antenna 17 is now hidden under the cover 19. The cover 19 provides a flush connection to the shape of the housing 1, so that even with cover 19, the dimensions are suitable for installation in a shaft according to ISO 7736 or DIN 75490. When installed in a shaft of an instrument panel of a vehicle, the distance between the mobile radio antenna 17 and others electrically conductive parts of other built-in devices that can cover the mobile radio antenna 17 (eg a radio), at least 20 mm in order to receive and transmit signals in sufficient strength.

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Bordinformationssystem zur Erfassung mindestens einer fahrzeugrelevanten Größe, umfassend ein in einen Fahrzeuginnenraum einbaubares Gehäuse (1) und ein Modul zur Verarbeitung satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Antenne (2) zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten derart am Gehäuse (1) angeordnet ist, dass im eingebauten Zustand eine Empfangsrichtung zum Fahrzeuginnenraum gerichtet ist.On-board information system for detecting at least one vehicle-relevant variable, comprising a housing (1) which can be installed in a vehicle interior, and a module for processing satellite-based geoposition data,
characterized in that an antenna (2) for receiving satellite-based geoposition data such on the housing (1) is arranged such that in the installed state, a receiving direction is directed to the vehicle interior. Bordinformationssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (1) eine nur eine Seite des Gehäuses (1) bedeckende Blende (32) aufweist, wobei das Gehäuse (1) in einem Bereich hinter der Blende mindestens ein Befestigungselement für einen festen Einbau im Fahrzeuginnenraum aufweist.Board information system according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (1) has only one side of the housing (1) covering aperture (32), wherein the housing (1) in an area behind the aperture at least one fastening element for a fixed installation in Vehicle interior has. Bordinformationssystem nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Antenne (2) eine Patch-Antenne ist.Board information system according to claim 1 or claim 2,
characterized in that the antenna (2) is a patch antenna. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass ein Empfangskörper (3) der Antenne (2) mittig auf einer Massefläche (4) der Antenne (2) platziert ist.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
in that a receiving body (3) of the antenna (2) is placed centrally on a ground surface (4) of the antenna (2). Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Massefläche (4) der Antenne (2) eine, vorzugsweise mit Kupfer, kaschierte Leiterplatte umfasst.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
in that the ground surface (4) of the antenna (2) comprises a printed circuit board, preferably laminated with copper. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Antenne (2) an einem in den Fahrzeuginnenraum vorstehenden Teil des Gehäuses (1), vorzugsweise an einer Schublade (6), angebracht ist.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
that the antenna (2) at one in the vehicle interior protruding part of the housing (1), preferably on a drawer (6) is mounted. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Gehäuse (1) in einen Schacht mit Abmessungen entsprechend einer Norm ISO 7736 einbaubar ist.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
that the housing (1) can be installed in a shaft with dimensions according to a standard ISO 7736. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass ein elektrisch leitfähiger Teil des Gehäuses (1) auf einer der Empfangsrichtung der Antenne (2) abgewandten Seite der Antenne (2) angebracht ist.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
side of the antenna (2) that an electrically conductive part of the housing (1) on one of the receiving direction of the antenna (2) facing away is attached. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass eine Mobilfunkantenne (17) zum Empfang von Mobilfunk-Signalen und ein Mobilfunk-Modul umfasst ist.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
that a mobile radio antenna (17) for receiving mobile radio signals and a mobile radio module is included. Bordinformationssystem nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mobilfunkantenne (17) und die Antenne (2) zum Empfang satellitenbasierter Geopositionsdaten auf einander gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Gehäuses (1) angebracht sind.Board information system according to claim 9, characterized in that the mobile radio antenna (17) and the antenna (2) for receiving satellite-based Geopositionsdaten on opposite sides of the housing (1) are mounted. Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass es ein Tachograph, vorzugsweise ein digitaler Tachograph, und/oder ein Mauterfassungsgerät ist oder dass es einen Tachographen, vorzugsweise einen digitalen Tachographen, und/oder ein Mauterfassungsgerät umfasst.Board information system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
that it is a tachograph, preferably a digital tachograph, and / or a toll collection device or that it comprises a tachograph, preferably a digital tachograph, and / or a toll collection device. Fahrzeug, enthaltend ein Bordinformationssystem nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Bordinformationssystem derart in einen Fahrzeuginnenraum eingebaut ist, dass die Empfangsrichtung der Antenne (2) zum Fahrzeuginnenraum gerichtet ist.A vehicle comprising an on-board information system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the on-board information system is installed in a vehicle interior in such a way that the direction of reception of the antenna (2) is directed towards the vehicle interior.
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